Overview

• An SIT led by IG Asra Garg was constituted to investigate the September 27 Karur crowd crush, with orders for full state cooperation and immediate transfer of records.
• Anticipatory bail pleas of senior TVK leaders Bussy N Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar were dismissed, and district secretary N Sathish Kumar’s petition was also rejected.
• The court castigated Vijay and TVK for abandoning the site and showing no remorse, and asked why no hit-and-run case was registered despite videos of two-wheelers under a party bus.
• The state was directed to suspend political rallies and roadshows on state and national highways until Standard Operating Procedures are framed, with officials assuring no permissions until then.
• A BJP leader’s plea for a CBI probe was dismissed or redirected to the Madurai bench, as police pursue multiple FIRs against TVK functionaries under offences including culpable homicide and endangering life.